Working with Government

The Law Centres Federation campaigns for a national network of Law Centres. It works closely with the Ministry of Justice (formerly the Department for Constitutional Affairs DCA) and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) on the future of legal services.

The LCF promotes Law Centres by showing how Law Centres can help defend people’s fundamental human rights and how they assist the Government in meeting their key objectives, such as helping to reduce child poverty and tackling social exclusion. 

In November 2001, the LCF together with the DCA published, ‘Legal and Advice Services: A Pathway out of Social Exclusion’ (Pathway_out_of_Social_Exclusion_2001.doc) and in February 2004, they published, ‘Legal and Advice Services: A Pathway to Regeneration’ (Pathway_to_Regeneration_2004.pdf). A shorter briefing paper was also produced, ‘Law Centres – A Pathway to Social Inclusion’ by the LCF.

The Law Centres Federation encourages local government to support Law Centres.  A short briefing has been produced, ‘Law Centres and Local Government’ and an LCF leaflet, ‘Working with Local Government’ was published in November 2005 (Working_with_Local_Government_Nov_2005.pdf).  The work carried out in Law Centres helps to improve local public services and empower local people.